QUILTsocial | Issue 08
Here it is, the new issue of QUILTsocial Magazine! We're extremely excited to release this FREE issue featuring a full 88 pages packed with free tutorials, patterns, and product reviews. This is a very exciting issue! (I know, I say that about all of them...) But I'm very excited that we're taking a close look at 3 different sewing machine brands, highlighting their special features and exploring them with cool projects. This issue also has the very fun and diverse quilting projects you've come to expect from QUILTsocial. You don't want to miss our many tutorials, like reducing bulk in your seams, threads that enhance Sashiko work, and bringing together stenciling fabric and machine embroidery to create a one of kind quilt block, to name a few. Enjoy the issue, and happy quilting!
Here it is, the new issue of QUILTsocial Magazine! We're extremely excited to release this FREE issue featuring a full 88 pages packed with free tutorials, patterns, and product reviews.
This is a very exciting issue! (I know, I say that about all of them...) But I'm very excited that we're taking a close look at 3 different sewing machine brands, highlighting their special features and exploring them with cool projects.
This issue also has the very fun and diverse quilting projects you've come to expect from QUILTsocial. You don't want to miss our many tutorials, like reducing bulk in your seams, threads that enhance Sashiko work, and bringing together stenciling fabric and machine embroidery to create a one of kind quilt block, to name a few. Enjoy the issue, and happy quilting!
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Of course I had to take a photo when<br />
I got the official sound and digital<br />
warning that my bobbin was running<br />
low. And it wasn’t so low that I had<br />
to panic! This was one of the features I<br />
have heard quilters praise in quilt shops<br />
and guild meetings. Again PFAFF has<br />
come to the rescue of bobbin angst :)<br />
I have been very impressed with my own<br />
experiences using it.<br />
IDT System<br />
Bobbin winding pop up<br />
Maybe it’s just me but prepping bobbins<br />
feels like a chore – something you wish<br />
would just be done for you so you<br />
wouldn’t have to think about it. Well<br />
this machine comes close! The machine<br />
actually winds the bobbin for you – this<br />
graphic comes up on the large display<br />
screen once you lock the bobbin in<br />
place in the winder. You can adjust how<br />
fast the machine winds the thread –<br />
then just press the go button! It stops<br />
when the bobbin’s full or you can stop it<br />
by touching the stop button.<br />
IDT System waiting to be engaged<br />
Another feature I’ve heard about that<br />
sets PFAFF machines apart is the<br />
Integrated Dual Feed System – the IDT<br />
for short. The manual describes how the<br />
system works: “As on industrial machines,<br />
the IDT System feeds the fabric from the top<br />
and bottom at the same time. The material is<br />
fed precisely, eliminating puckering on seams.<br />
. . the system prevents layers from shifting<br />
while sewing, keeping quilt layers aligned.”<br />
IDT system engaged for stitching in the ditch<br />
I really noticed the benefits of the<br />
IDT system when I was quilting in the<br />
ditch. I could feel that the machine<br />
had a stronger grip on my quilt than<br />
my regular machine and the results are<br />
visible too.<br />
Stitches on back of mini quilt<br />
The stitching on the back of my quilt are<br />
just as even as on the front.<br />
The pop-up warning to remedy bobbin angst<br />
Q<br />
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UILTsocial<br />
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